Advent International (“Advent”), a leading global private equity investor, today announced the appointment of Christine Dagousset as an Operating Partner. In this role, Dagousset will work closely with Advent’s team and portfolio companies to help drive value creation, accelerate innovation, and support the expansion of Advent’s consumer and luxury platform globally.

“We are delighted that Christine will support Advent as an Operating Partner,” said Tricia Glynn, Managing Partner at Advent. “Christine is a leader who combines consumer goods rigor with luxury brand-building, deep operational expertise across multiple channels, and experience driving retail transformations. Her track record of supporting the growth and development of iconic brands, nurturing talent, and driving value throughout numerous industry cycles has been bolstered by her passion for innovation and commitment to consumer-centric business models. Having already served as an advisor to some of Advent’s portfolio companies, Christine will bring additional insight and a hands-on approach that will be invaluable as we seek to invest in and scale category-defining businesses.”

Dagousset is a seasoned global beauty and luxury executive with more than three decades of experience leading large-scale business transformations and brand-building initiatives in the beauty and luxury sectors, with a proven track record of enterprise value creation and innovation. As a board member of public and private companies and an advisor to several startups, she also brings talent development skills and insight into the next wave of consumer growth sectors, including beauty, health, and wellness.

Most recently, Dagousset served as Global Innovation Officer, a first of its kind role at Chanel where she developed original retail concepts and invested in relevant startups. Prior to this role, she served as Global President of the Fragrances and Beauty division at Chanel, where she led the division through a period of significant growth and modernization, and the creation of new digital, retail, and innovation capabilities. Earlier in her tenure at Chanel, Dagousset served as SVP of Skin Care, transforming the underperforming skincare businesses into a growth engine, and as GM for Fragrances and Beauty in the U.S., where she was instrumental in hiring a highly performing team, increasing profits, and closing distribution in the U.S. competitive market. Previously, Dagousset held senior leadership positions at L’Oréal, where she managed product development and marketing across mass market, pharmacy, and luxury divisions.

“Having worked alongside Advent’s team and portfolio companies for several years, I am thrilled to join Advent’s Operating Partner team at such an exciting and active time for the consumer sector,” said Dagousset. “This role brings together the passion I have for building businesses big and small, diving into international trends, and focusing on the needs of customers. I look forward to helping Advent partner with entrepreneurs and management teams that will shape the future of consumer and luxury brands to unlock new opportunities for growth.”

Dagousset currently serves as a board member at Olaplex, an Advent-backed innovator in hair care, and at Evolved by Nature, a biotech company. She has also served on the boards of innovative consumer and biotech companies at the intersection of health, wellness, and consumer innovation, including Detox Market, and as President of the Chanel Foundation for vulnerable women in Europe. Dagousset holds a degree from Institut Supérieur de Gestion in France.

About Advent International

Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses. With 16 offices across five continents, we oversee more than USD $100 billion in assets under management* and have made 435 investments across 44 countries.

Since our founding in 1984, we have developed specialist market expertise across our five core sectors: business & financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology. This approach is bolstered by our deep sub-sector knowledge, which informs every aspect of our investment strategy, from sourcing opportunities to working in partnership with management to execute value creation plans. We bring hands-on operational expertise to enhance and accelerate businesses.

As one of the largest privately-owned partnerships, our 675+ colleagues leverage the full ecosystem of Advent’s global resources, including our Portfolio Support Group, insights provided by industry expert Operating Partners and Operations Advisors, as well as bespoke tools to support and guide our portfolio companies as they seek to achieve their strategic goals.

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*Assets under management (AUM) as of June 30, 2025. AUM includes assets attributable to Advent advisory clients as well as employee and third-party co-investment vehicles.

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